Wednesday, September 17, 2008

I may stand alone on this, but I thought Jeph Loeb & Jim Lee's Batman story HUSH was garbage. The only thing it had going for it was Lee's art, which floundered throughout the series - although the Batcave pages were rad. I disliked the writing so much, I ditched my individual comics and picked up a GERMAN hardcover copy I came across.... I can now flip through and see the pretty pictures, but not be tempted to read the rubbish within the word balloons. But I digress....

Many fans loved the new villain HUSH. Me, I just don't get it.

First, his whole schtick is lame.... here's a quick bio:

"A childhood friend of Bruce Wayne, Thomas Elliot wanted to kill his parents and cut the brakes in their car causing the death of his father. When Dr. Wayne saved Elliot's mother, he was denied the inheritance he'd hope to receive in the aftermath of their deaths, and was of course hugely jealous of young Bruce for inheriting a fortune when his parents died. Elliot grew to hate Wayne and returned years later as the villain Hush to destroy Batman once and for all."

Hush is the most overrated batman story in history. many jim lee fans blindly follow and for whatever reasons, jeph loeb is popular? and you are right, Hush is a crappy design void of any original thought.